Eastern Cape

A farm attack took place on Friday 29 May 2020, during broad daylight on the farm De Kloof, in Cradock, Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Jess de Lange was outside her home at 11:00 when she was attacked by a man with his face covered, who held a knife to her throat.

A Jeffreys Bay man took to Facebook after he was attacked by a panga in his own home by attackers.

#FarmMurder 4/5/2020: Cradock, Eastern Cape. Elderly (78) female victim’s body was found in her bedroom by SAPS after her daughter couldn’t contact her. Her bakkie was later found burning in a forest 5 km from the farm and was probably left there by the unknown suspect(s). pic.twitter.com/GjD3t2Qa7E— Ian Cameron (@IanCameron23) May 6, 2020

A brutal farm murder took place on 14 March 2020, between Stutterheim and Cathcart on a farm is a little way outside Stutterheim in the Toise area in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Charlie Hart Bittern Henderson was overpowered at his home by an unknown number of attackers.

A farm attack took place on the night of 29 November 2019, at a farm in Kabeljauws, Jeffreys bay, Eastern Cape province. A woman (48) noticed to armed men attempting to gain entrance to the farm office. One was armed with a firearm and the other a sharp object.

An elderly couple aged (68) and (67) was attacked on Wednesday 6 November 2019, at about 20:45 on their Albany Bluegum Vale Farm at Gubenxe Valley area near Ugie by three unknown suspects. According to reports, three suspects approached one of the victims after he went out of the yard to relieve himself. One of the suspects...

Police are investigating a case of house robbery on a farm after five armed men stormed into a farmhouse and brutally attacked and tied up an elderly couple aged 71 and 66, in Smithtown area, outside Jeffreys Bay, on the night of 16 october 2019. At around 21:00, it is alleged that five men,...

A recently widowed woman was at the time in the company of a friend who came to comfort her when the incident took place on a farm in Alexandria in the early hours of 29 January 2019. Three suspects entered the house and the incessant barking of her three dogs prompted the victim to investigate, and as...

A case of armed robbery is under investigation following an incident on a farm outside Grahamstown on the morning of 10 October 2019. The farm attack is estimated to have taken place between 11:00 and 11:30. It is alleged that five suspects entered the farm and tied up staff...

#FarmMurder 20/9/2019: Gonubie, Eastern Cape. Shaun Krull’s (48) body is found in the morning near the feedlot with several stab wounds. His phone, wallet and bakkie were stolen. His bakkie is later found near the house of a former employee and three suspects have been arrested. pic.twitter.com/K5AU5EXd4n— Ian Cameron (@IanCameron23) September 26, 2019 A...

A woman (55) was attacked and raped on a farm in the Eastern Free State on Thursday evening, 12 September 2019, whilst she was having a bath.  The woman was strangled and then raped on the bathroom floor by the attacker who left after that but did not take anything. The traumatised woman who...

The Police are still looking for the farm attackers who brutally assaulted a farmer, Gilbert Bahlman (96) in his farmhouse on Tuesday evening 27 August 2019. Mr Bahlman’s attackers arrived at his farm in a red vehicle around 20:45. Five black male attackers broke down the safety gate at the back door to...

#FarmAttack 1/8/19: Addo, Eastern Cape. 24 farm workers attacked and held up by 9 armed suspects. Suspects stole all cash and phones. No serious injuries. pic.twitter.com/li2MeSNO5Y— Ian Cameron (@IanCameron23) August 8, 2019 A farm attack took place on 1 August 2019, in Addo, Eastern Cape province. 24 Farmworkers were attacked and held up by...

#FarmAttack 2/8/19: Molteno, Eastern Cape. One security guard was attacked by 3 suspects. After they pointed a gun at him he still mananged to send out an emergency signal after which the community came to the rescue. pic.twitter.com/6MnnCHJFJ1— Ian Cameron (@IanCameron23) August 8, 2019 A farm attack took place on 2 August 2019, in...

Maclear, Eastern Cape - A 21-year-old suspect linked to the murder of a 76-year-old farm owner is set to appear in the Maclear Magistrate’s Court on 20 June 2019. Cebo Andile Mgabashe is accused to have participated in the murder of Louis Petrus van der Berg, attempted murder of his wife Veronica van der...

Facebook post by: Katrina Nel Last night (13 June 2019) my father Jan Paul Barnard and his partner Ricca were brutally attacked two thugs in their home in Alicedale - the attackers were after money firearms and cellphones. The brutally of the attack on two elderly people is so shocking and very traumatic.